Texan Cold Snap Prompts Rolling Outages
Source: Fuel Fix, Tom Fowler  (2/2/11)
"About 330,000 homes and businesses were experiencing blackouts." More >

Electricity from Waste Heat
Source: Renewable Energy Focus  (2/2/11)
"Denmark researchers explore turning vehicles' waste heat into electricity." More >

Should Solar Stocks Trade on Rising Oil?
Source: The Street, Eric Rosenbaum  (2/2/11)
"The facts don't support the rhetoric, but the rhetoric may support trading action." More >

New Geothermal Plant Enlightens on Climate Change
Source: Clean Technica, Tina Casey  (2/2/11)
"All we need now is a forceful national energy policy supporting clean energy." More >

Poll: GOP and Dems Favor Alt-Fuel Bill
Source: Politics Daily  (2/2/11)
"Poll finds 83% favor bill providing incentives to develop alt energy." More >

Batteries that Breathe
Source: IEEE Spectrum, Neil Savage  (2/1/11)
"Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10x the energy." More >

Andrew Coleman: E&Ps with Margins for Error
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/1/11)
Andrew Coleman, E&P analyst with Madison Williams & Co., believes that reserves and production growth, especially in liquids-rich oil plays, will continue to drive the share prices of E&Ps even higher. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Andrew provides you with his favorite oil and gas names for 2011, as well as some others with margins stout enough to withstand just about anything the market throws at them. More >

Crude Awakening
Source: ‎Business Standard, Christopher Swann  (2/1/11)
"Egypt unrest pushes Brent crude above $100/bbl for first time in more than two years." More >

Australia Coal Mines Shut Ahead of Cyclone
Source: Reuters  (2/1/11)
"Two coal mines, rail lines shut ahead of cyclone." More >

Energy Companies Fail to Track Carbon
Source: EnviroLeader  (2/1/11)
"Poll finds 58% of those surveyed lack system to track carbon emissions." More >

Copper Surges to Fresh Highs
Source: Dow Jones, Matt Whittaker  (2/1/11)
"Experts forecast a shortfall of 400K–800K metric tons this year." More >

Gold to Rise Sharply on Mideast Instability
Source: Midas Letter, Alan Trujillo  (2/1/11)
"Gold could explode through $2,000 before year-end if situation worsens." More >

I Was a Rare Earths Day Trader
Source: Boston Globe, Josh Rothman  (2/1/11)
"REE names are a mouthful, but everyone knows how to spell 'opportunity.'" More >

Russia Now Has Eighth Largest Gold Reserves Globally
Source: Reuters  (2/1/11)
"Russia adds 135 tons in 2010 to surpass Japan in gold reserves." More >

The "Recovery" in Consumer Loans Isn't Real
Source: Bud Conrad, The Casey Report  (2/1/11)
"No evidence of recovery in loans but rather continuing decline since 2008." More >

Metals Rise on Brighter Economic Outlook
Source: Associated Press  (2/1/11)
"Auto factories will place more orders for palladium and platinum this year." More >

Egypt Unrest: Four Factors Investors Must Consider
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/1/11)
"Fasten your seat belts for the volatile rides ahead. . ." More >

Silver Rebounding
Source: Silver Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (2/1/11)
"The most pressing issue that looms over the silver market is the perceived lack of liquidity." More >

When and How Gold Will Begin Its Bubble
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/1/11)
"Years 2011–2012 could serve as the beginnings of a precious metals bubble." More >

Silver Futures COT 2
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research   (1/31/11)
"Zero sum game be damned!" More >

Paolo Lostritto: Don't Retreat, Reload Your Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/31/11)
When it comes to the 2011 gold price correction, Wellington West Senior Analyst Paolo Lostritto says he's seen worse. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Paolo counsels investors to "use this opportunity," if they haven't already, to rebuild gold positions because he foresees upside by the second half of 2011. More >

PopCon: The 'Economic Recovery' Lie
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (1/31/11)
"A collusive and covert assault on the gold price is underway. . ." More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (1/31/11)
"Houston, we have blast off on every freaking thing morons were selling at 30% discount. . ." More >

Precious Metals and USD's Next Big Move, Pt. II
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (1/31/11)
"The market will have to shake most gold positions before we see higher prices." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (1/31/11)
"Further significant declines in the silver price are highly unlikely." More >